Phil Ellis: Bath Mat
Review of the Taskmaster star at Soho Thearte
12/12/2025 … There are certain advantages to building a comic persona around being slapdash.
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Fri 12 December 2025
Mon 08 December 2025
The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy
Revew of the live experience at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
08/12/2025 … Mostly useless.
Sun 07 December 2025
Knocked Conscious
Review of a new live sketch troupe
07/12/2025 … The biggest challenge for a sketch group is to define their personality, which is something Knocked Conscious struggle with.
Thu 04 December 2025
© Bonnie Britain The Christmas Thing
Review of Tom Clarkson and Owen Visser's festive London residency
04/12/2025 … There’s a lot of festive good cheer in Mr Thing’s knockabout version of the old-school TV Christmas variety special.
British Comedian Of The Year Final 2025
Review of the contest with the biggest prize in comedy
04/12/2025 … With £10,001 on the line, the British Comedian Of The Year final is certainly a high stakes gig.
Sun 30 November 2025
The Grim
Review of a 'snappy' comedy-horror play
30/11/2025 … Now enjoying a two-week run at the Southwark Playhouse, Edmund Morris’s play The Grim is a nifty little comedy-horror calling card set in an undertaker's in…
Fri 28 November 2025
Sherlock Holmes And The 12 Days Of Christmas
Humphrey Ker and David Reed's affectionate parody, with songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber
28/11/2025 … The headline news about Sherlock Holmes And The 12 Days Of Christmas is that it marks a rare new collaboration between Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, 49 years…
Fri 21 November 2025
Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award 2025
21/11/2025 … It’s not a great time to be a public service broadcaster in the UK, but credit where it’s due for their backing of the comedy circuit.